All soft pastel painting enthusiasts will benefit from this in-depth instruction manual from three respected and well-loved pastel artists. Starting with advice on materials, it moves on to pastel basics such as color mixing, adding water to pastels, blending, adding tone, and using a limited palette. There are sections that include landscape painting with advice on composition and painting tre…
'This inspiring instructional book combines projects from some of our most popular How to Draw and Paint and Artist’s Library series titles into one handy volume. The Art of Acrylic Painting is a comprehensive collection that features the work of many accomplished artists, so you will be exposed to a variety of styles and learn a number of ways to approach this versatile medium. This beautifu…
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Mobility is a challenge that architecture has always had to confront; Aristotle was merely the first to philosophize about it. In the present age of digital madism, the art of building, with its traditional focus on immobility in fixed places, finds itself confronted by the temptation to relinquish its characteristic rootedness and to abandon itself to the irresistible pull of mobility. In coun…
Asian countries have opened up during the last few decades and have kick-started a rapid development of the design sector. Thanks to globalization and the new media, the different cultures in Asia can inspire each other mutually. Also influence from Western commerce and contemporary pop-culture is substantial. Yet, Asian graphic design does not merely reproduce imported styles, but incorporate …
Designers in The Americas - including North, South and Central America - are as diverse as the cultures within which they work. In fact, it is difficult to talk about them as one cohesive group; their passions, design strategies, and formal outcomes cannot be summed up in a simple mission statement, nor should they be. This book presents 61 projects from the Young Designers Americas to celebrat…